Why are my custom button styles not working? - html

Question

I want to change my buttons so they don't just look like the default grey ones.
.button {
border-top: 1px solid #2b2b2b;
background: #2b2b2b;
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#262626), to(#2b2b2b));
background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #262626, #2b2b2b);
background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #262626, #2b2b2b);
background: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #262626, #2b2b2b);
background: -o-linear-gradient(top, #262626, #2b2b2b);
padding: 7px 14px;
-webkit-border-radius: 10px;
-moz-border-radius: 10px;
border-radius: 10px;
-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0,0,0,1) 0 1px 0;
-moz-box-shadow: rgba(0,0,0,1) 0 1px 0;
box-shadow: rgba(0,0,0,1) 0 1px 0;
text-shadow: rgba(0,0,0,.4) 0 1px 0;
color: white;
font-size: 16px;
font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Helvetica, Arial, Sans-Serif;
text-decoration: none;
vertical-align: middle;
}
.button:hover {
border-top-color: #303030;
background: #303030;
color: #ffffff;
}
.button:active {
border-top-color: #2b2b2b;
background: #2b2b2b;
}
<button type="button" onClick="window.location.href='https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/canon-slade-digital-leaders/id588207792'">Find our Podcasts on iTunes ⇒</button>
But for some reason, the buttons don't look any different.
Where did I go wrong?

Answer 1

Don't use:
.button {}
Use without dot:
button {}

Answer 2

You are styling the class .button... use button instead. jsFiddle example
Updated CSS:
button {
border-top: 1px solid #2b2b2b;
background: #2b2b2b;
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#262626), to(#2b2b2b));
background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #262626, #2b2b2b);
background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #262626, #2b2b2b);
background: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #262626, #2b2b2b);
background: -o-linear-gradient(top, #262626, #2b2b2b);
padding: 7px 14px;
-webkit-border-radius: 10px;
-moz-border-radius: 10px;
border-radius: 10px;
-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0,0,0,1) 0 1px 0;
-moz-box-shadow: rgba(0,0,0,1) 0 1px 0;
box-shadow: rgba(0,0,0,1) 0 1px 0;
text-shadow: rgba(0,0,0,.4) 0 1px 0;
color: white;
font-size: 16px;
font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Helvetica, Arial, Sans-Serif;
text-decoration: none;
vertical-align: middle;
}
button:hover {
border-top-color: #303030;
background: #303030;
color: #ffffff;
}
button:active {
border-top-color: #2b2b2b;
background: #2b2b2b;
}

Answer 3

This is the code I typed
.container0 {
position: center;
width: 100%;
max-width: 400px;
}
.container0 .btn0 {
position: absolute;
top: 85%;
left: 49.5%;
transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
-ms-transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
background-color: red;
color: white;
font-size: 16px;
padding: 12px 24px;
border: none;
cursor: pointer;
border-radius: 5px;
text-align: center;
}
.container0 .btn0:hover {
background-color: green;
}
<div class="container0">
<button class="btn0">Add to cart</button>
</div>
This code works. Please check it